Stimson Lumber's representatives will host a community meeting to outline plans to build a new structure, an early step in a planned $50 million investment at their sawmill near Hagg Lake on Tuesday, March 4.
The Oregon Department of Forestry released long-awaited revenue projections for 14 counties if a landmark conservation plan is adopted. Washington County could lose more than $5.6 million, or less than 0.3% of the county's total $1.7 billion budget this year.
More than 40% of Oregon adults say the states forests are overlogged, but most also believe that harvesting timber is part of maintaining healthy forests, according to a recent survey.
More than $1.5 million in revenue generated from timber sales in the Tillamook State Forest in 2022 went to local districts in Gales Creek and surrounding areas in fiscal year 2022, according to data from Washington County.�
The Oregon Supreme Court has ended a six-year legal battle between the state and 13 western Oregon counties over logging practices by declining to hear the case.
The Oregon Court of Appeals on Wednesday reversed a $1.1 billion verdict against the state for how it manages forests, ruling that the state wasnt obligated to maximize logging and profits.
The Gales Creek Overlook in the Tillamook State Forest. File photo: Chas Hundley//Gales Creek Journal
A slew of bills in committees at the Oregon Legislature could reverse tax cuts
The Gales Creek Overlook in the Tillamook State Forest. File photo: Chas Hundley//Gales Creek Journal
TILLAMOOK STATE FOREST - In a report issued by the Oregon Department of Forestry,
